DID YOU KNOW? Amtrak contracts with a company called Drummac to safely load and unload vehicles from their auto trains. Add your email to join the cause and help these workers get the wages they deserve.
TCU fully supports the programs available for active and retired TCU members and their families. With the money savings programs available, in some situations, the benefits can offset paid union dues.
Cost of Wages and Fringe Benefits as of January 2025 for Carmen and Clerks.
The AFL-CIO has released a flyer with information on the coronavuirus. This flyer can be printed and emailed for distribution of the latest information about the virus. The United States and the world are facing the very real threat of the widespread transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19). Federal health officials have said the spread of the
Dear Sisters and Brothers, I know there is much uncertainty surrounding the evolving COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak that has now been classified as a global pandemic. Our daily routines are being affected by the cancellation of many events in an effort to limit the spread of the virus. I want each and every member of our
Contact: Kevin Gifford (301) 840-8741 giffordk@tcunion.org March 4, 2020 Rockville, MD TCU/IAM National President Robert A. Scardelletti announces his retirement on July 31, 2020 after serving 29 years as TCU’s President with over 53 years of membership in the TCU/IAM. Scardelletti began his rail career as a Yard Clerk with the New York Central Railroad
Contact: Kevin Gifford (301) 840-8741 giffordk@tcunion.org March 4, 2020 Rockville, MD Arthur Maratea has been elected TCU/IAM National President effective August 1, 2020 by its Executive Council to fill the interim vacancy created by the retirement of its current President. President-elect Maratea began his railroad career as a Carman on the Long Island Railroad in
Your Response Needed by March 31, 2020 Beginning January 1, 2020, The Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan and The National Railway Carriers and United Transportation Union (NRC/UTU) Health and Welfare Plan (each a “Plan”) began conducting a spouse eligibility audit, administered by Railroad Enrollment Services. With just over a month left for this
Congressmen Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) joined TCU-IAM members in front of Amtrak’s William H. Gray III 30th Street Station to protest the nation’s passenger rail corporation’s unjust removal of good, union-protected jobs. The lawmakers were also be joined by Numa St. Louis, District Director for Congressman Dwight Evans, and Jim Mathews, President
The BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from Federal railroad safety regulations with respect to transfer movements between BNSF’s Old South Yard and New South Yard in Houston, Texas. More specifically, BNSF proposes to conduct a Class III brake test in lieu of a transfer
In February 2019, Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations regarding refresher training for all NS craft personnel responsible for performing freight air brakes tests. Specifically, NS proposed to create a 3-D simulation using web-based software to satisfy
Members can request the following documents and get the following information online by visiting myRRB or by using the automated menus on the toll-free number (877-772-5772): • Letters verifying income and monthly benefits • Service and compensation statement • Replacement Medicare card • Duplicate tax statement (1099, 1099R) • General benefit information • RRB field
Standing with AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka and other labor leaders, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) live streamed support for the PRO Act. Click here to watch the video. The PRO Act (H.R. 2474), introduced in May by House Education and Labor Committee chairman Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and cosponsored by 215 Democrats and three
